The author follows his friend, a Colorado neurologist, as he treats a variety of patients with conditions including multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, chronic pain, language disorders, migraine headaches, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, brain tumors, and accidents
An agent from cold climates -- Fire at brief moments -- The involuntary dance -- Infant hemispheres -- Houses of pain -- Impeded pathways -- An insidious swelling -- Accidents -- Concerning minds in tangles